RUSK at the Golden Globes!

Did you watch the Golden Globes?  I fought it for awhile before I realized that I didn't understand what people were saying on my Twitter timeline anymore, so I decided to finally turn it on... and eventually turned it off.  While most beauty friends of mine were gushing over Zooey Deschanel's Tuxedo Nails (yours truly included), there were many more red carpet beauty finds including Nancy O'Dell's loose bun.  Please enjoy the following "how to" from Rusk!

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For a long night of chatting with Hollywood royalty at the Golden Globe Awards, Entertainment Tonight Host Nancy O'Dell needed a chic and elegant hair style that would stay in place.  O'Dell's stylist Heather Haynes opted for a loose bun – an easy-to-create style she suggests for any red carpet wanna-be: 

STEP 1: Haynes began by spraying a generous amount of Rusk's Thick Body and Texture Amplifier throughout Nancy's towel dried hair, with emphasis on the root – particularly at the crown of the head.  

STEP 2: As she blew out Nancy's hair, the thickening spray helped create body and volume.  Haynes blew out the hair in sections, using a round, boar bristle brush and again, paying close attention to the root to emphasize volume.  

STEP 3: Once Nancy's hair was dry, Haynes used a dime sized amount of Rusk's Deepshine Oil – spreading it evenly throughout the hair.  If you suffer from dry or split ends, it's best to use additional oil on the ends – this will condition the hair and eliminate frizz.  

STEP 4: Haynes created a simple side part and swept Nancy's hair into a high, loose pony tail – making sure to leave enough volume at the crown of the head.  She then tucked the loose hair from the pony tail under, securing with bobby pins to create a neat bun.  

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STEP 5: For the quick finishing touch – Haynes sprayed a misting of Rusk's Deepshine Oil Finishing Hairspray around the entire look.  This formula is perfect for combatting flyways and frizz that can creep up during a long night on the red carpet.

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NYC/Rusk Being Sexy Event

Please enjoy the following press release from Rusk!  I have a bunch of Rusk products (hair) and use their blow-dryer all the time!

RUSK hosted Being Sexy Hair Care Preview

with Sexy New York Housewife Sonja Morgan & the Sexy Firemen of the Nations Bravest Calendar

Building on the success of Being Sexy® Hair Spray, Rusk is excited to introduce an entire Being Sexy® lifestyle brand of salon professional hair care products. Featuring Shampoo, Conditioner and a full-range of styling and finishing products including a gel, mousse, creme, oil and the original ultimate finish Being Sexy® hairspray. Formulated to deliver voluptuous volume, tousled texture and seductive shine for “uninhibited hair,” these new products are sure satisfy.

To celebrate the launch of these sexy, inspired products, Rusk haircare is hosting a special product preview on December 15th, 2011 at the Chelsea Room (222 West 23rd Street) with special guests: New York Housewife Sonja Morgan and the firemen of the Nations Bravest Calendar.  Also in attendance will be celebrity stylist Jon Reyman to provide hair consultations and share expert styling tips and tricks to get the very most out of the new Being Sexy line of products.  Samples of all seven launches: Being Sexy Cream, Being Sexy Oil, Being Sexy Gel, Being Sexy Hairspray, Being Sexy Mousse, Being Sexy Shampoo and Being Sexy Conditioner will be available, exclusively at this preview before they hit shelves in Ulta and salons across the nation in March 2012.

Emmy Look: Nancy O'Dell's Wrapped Ponytail

Please enjoy the following press release from RUSK!

Entertainment Tonight Host & Rusk Official Spokesperson Nancy O’Dell arrived early on the red carpet to interview the stars as they arrived at the 63rd Annual Emmy Awards.  Dressed in a red mermaid gown - one of the trend setting colors of the night - Nancy completed her look with an elegant up-do courtesy of her celebrity hairstylist Bobby H. Grayson.

"Nancy's gown was such a statement piece, we thought that she needed an on trend up-do to finish the look" said Grayson. Drawing inspiration from many of the ponytails he saw last week during Fashion Week, Grayson created a wrapped ponytail that would keep Nancy's hair looking elegant and sleek throughout the long night. 

Step 1: Bobby began working on Nancy’s towel dried hair, carefully blowing out each section with a round boar bristle brush.  Once her hair was completely dried, he sectioned off an area around the crown of the head and worked hot rollers into that section of the hair.

Step 2: The rest of Nancy’s hair was pulled back into a sleek, low ponytail.  Once the pony was fastened with a hair tie, Grayson took numerous strands that were hanging and began wrapping them around the hair tie to create the wrapped look.  Since Nancy has such long hair, it was easier to create the wrapping.  For shorter hair, Grayson suggests fastening 2 hair ties around the hair.  One at the base of the ponytail and another a inch or so further down.  This way, the hair is secure and easier to wrap.

Step 3: Once Nancy’s hair was fully wrapped around the ponytail, Grayson carefully snuck bobby pins underneath the hair to secure the look and finished this section with a nice spray of Rusk’s W8less Hairspray.

Step 4: To ensure the bottom of the ponytail looked shiny and smooth, Grayson finished the ends with a flat iron.  He then used a touch of Rusk’s Deepshine Oil on the loose hair to give it that extra shine.

Step 5: Finally, Grayson removed the hot rollers from the crown of Nancy’s hair.  These rollers gave the top section some body which Grayson used to create a slight pompadour look, teasing this front section and fingering the strands into place.  Once Nancy’s hair fell perfectly, Grayson completed the look with another misting of Rusk’s W8less hairspray and she was ready for the red carpet.